Arizona Officials Walk High Wire In Gaming Problem
Phoenix Aug 12 Capitol Corridor Gabfest reports wary state observers fear officials may drift toward endorsing open gambling while liquor code provisions bind antigambling aims. Nevada money influence and casino ties loom as Arizona debates revised gambling policy. New house desks, insurance rates, and racing permit hearings also surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Bob Brooks
Capitol Corridor
Nevada
Misleading Claims Stir Debate on Club Liquor Bills
The article notes misrepresentations during the last legislature about private clubs. It says claims that members would sign liquor checks at bars were false yet fueled opposition. It also mentions early speculation that gambling could become a major 1950 election issue in counties like Yuma, Maricopa, and Pima.
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Yuma
Maricopa
Pima
Tax debates loom over valuations taxes and land sales
The summer debate shifts to election issues including valuations, inventory taxes and insurance company property taxes. The tax commission may tax railroads on some transactions, while transfer and leasing of state land await the land code test in Maricopa County. State land sales face disputes between Land Commissioner Williams and deputy Davis over large acreages deeded by friends.
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Arizona
Commission
Industrial Committee
Parke Gilbert
State House of Representatives
Pinal County
A. L. Bartlett
Tax Commission
Warren Peterson
Attorney General's Office
Maricopa County
O. C. Williams
Wayne Davis
Davis
Ft. Huachuca
National Guard
FBI
Civil Aeronautics Administration
War Assets Administration
Knotts Promoted To New Sears Job
Willis V. Knotts of 916 East Elm Street a hardware stock merchandise manager at Tucson Sears Roebuck has been promoted to manager of a company store in Klamath Falls Oregon The transfer becomes effective Thursday Knotts 13 years with the company and came to Tucson in 1947 His wife and four children will move next week Paul Richey will assume Knotts duties in Tucson
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Willis V. Knotts
E. Elmst
Tucson
Sears Roebuck
Klamath Falls
Ore
Knotts
E. B. Carmack
Decatur
Ill
Oregon
Paul Richey
Erin Bivd
Carmack
Firemen Fund Drive Circus To Aid Local Sick and Death Program
Tucson firemen plan a Rogers Bros circus fund drive September 13 and 14 at West Congress grounds. Fifty percent of telephone sales goes to the local sick and death program. merchants tickets stay 10 percent for the fund. Children from benevolent institutions and veterans hospital patients will attend free.
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Circus
Tucson
James Redman
Rogers Bros. Circus
United States
Redman
West Congress Street Circus
Veterans Hospital
Chamber of Commerce
Tucson Merchants Association
Amphi Cafeteria Expands Lunch Service to Two More Schools
Amphitheater school cafeteria will serve 250 students at Helen Keeling and 200 at Wetmore elementary schools this year. Superintendent Paul Guitteau announced the district has equipped the former Marana army base cadet dining hall for transport and service. Lunches cost 25 cents, same as last year, with Leona Jenson as cafeteria manager.
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Helen Keeling
Wetmore School
Paul Guitteau
Keeling
Wetmore
Marana Army Air Base
Guitteau
Leona Jenson
Price List Fragments From A Store Ad At Pennington
A garbled sale page shows various values such as 10.98 12.98 14.98 16.98 19.98 and many other numbers for robes gabardine and rayon. The ad references Quilted and Plain items with discount values and lists a contact at 138 E. Pennington Dial 3-2132.
Deputy Hendricks Resigns Post in Pima County
Edward Hendricks resigned as Pima County deputy sheriff effective August 1 after serving from May 12, 1947. He had been filling in temporarily with the Pinal County sheriff's department since.
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Edward Hendricks
Pima County
Hendricks
Pinal County
George Hoffman Among 25 Reps at Kodak Training Seminar
George Hoffman of Tucson is among 25 retail photographic sales representatives from 13 states attending a training conference at Eastman Kodak Company's center in Rochester New York. He is employed by Ted Litt Drug Co.
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George Hoffman
Tucson
Eastman Kodak Company
Rochester
N. Y
Ted Litt Drug Co
Mexican Holidays Queen Candidates To Be Presented
Tucson candidates for queen to preside over Mexican Independence Day events on September 15 and 16 will be shown at a 9 p.m. dance Saturday at the Flamingo club. The event is sponsored by La Junata Patriotica with support from the Mexican consulate.
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Tucson
Old Pueblo
Flamingo Club
A. W. Bork
la Junata Patriotica
Bork
la Juanita
Plaza Theater
Range Conditions Improve in Arizona Report
The July rain report from the federal crop and livestock service notes moisture in Pima county but limited showers overall. Cochise Graham and Santa Cruz counties saw excellent to beneficial downpours. Range feed and cattle conditions in Arizona are the best since 1941, with sheep in good to very good condition. Meat animal slaughter weight in May and June 1949 declined 12 percent from the previous year. An interior department report shows Arizona water levels continued to fall in 1948, with Maricopa and Pinal down eight percent.
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Pima
Federal
Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Arizona
Cochise
Graham
Santa Cruz
Department of the Interior
Maricopa
Pinal
Traffic Crash Injures Three Tucson Children
Three Tucsonans were treated at the county hospital for minor injuries after a Thursday night crash at East Delano Street and North Estrella Avenue. Vernice Morgan 12 sustained a left arm fracture. Merrel 10 received facial cuts and bruises. Don T Porter 22 driver of the car carrying the children had head and arm bruises.
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Don T. Porter
S. Eighth Ave
East Delano Street
North Estrella Avenue
Porter
Ruth Gustin
Tropical Storm May Turn Into Typhoon Near Okinawa
A tropical storm near the northern Philippine islands may develop into a typhoon as it drifts toward Okinawa and Formosa. The disturbance has winds up to 60 knots and is moving about nine miles per hour.
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Tokyo
Okinawa
Formosa
Philippine Islands
Intersection Collision Damages Listed for Two Cars
A collision at the Dodge boulevard intersection caused estimated damages of 400 dollars to the Porter car and 300 dollars to the Gustin vehicle. No citations were issued.
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Gustin
12 British Fliers Die In Plane Crash
London report says 12 British servicemen were killed when a Royal Air Force passenger plane crashed near Aden on Thursday. the air ministry released the casualty figure Friday.
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London
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Aden
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WAA
House of Representatives
House
Arizona Racing Commission
State General Fund
Phoenix
Sears
13Th Armored Division
Army
Organized Reserve Corps
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Alex B. Stiller
16Th Armored Infantry Battalion
413Th
U. S. Marine Corps
Los Angeles
William D. Roehrig
Bartley P. Cardon
James C. Wood
Marine Corps
Pilcher
Casey
Optometrists
Eastern Blackhawk
Parkway Liquor
Chase & Sanborn
Wonder Food
Cash & Carry
Happy Vale
Pillsbury Flour
Crisco
Ios
Gravenstein
Giant
Reg
Sunkist
Bartlett
Liquor Dept
Schlitz, Budweiser Pabst Beer
van Heusen
Lee
Sachs-Parker
Mk 'Syppenheimer
Clortrhes
Gollege Shop
N. Park Ave
Dial
E. Pennington
Park Ave
Utah
Patty
ARGO
Mir
Rinso
Cudahy
Ry. Y
U.S
Arizona Mortuary, Inc
Verna E. Yocum
East Third
Laundry & Dry Cleaners
East Broadway
Speedway & Country Club
Dodge Blvd
Fido
Bowser
JUST
Langers
PET Supplies
Stone
Pennington
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